The Drum Recommends

Stand out to brands and advertisers looking for new partners

What is The Drum Recommends

The buyers and suppliers of media, marketing and tech are faced with increasingly complex choices plus massive pressure to measure and deliver impact. Brands need help making the right decisions when choosing who to work with so The Drum Recommends provides unique insight that will support them.

Become Recommended

Client recommendations are a sign of great work. Get discovered by brands and get the feedback to help you go further with The Drum Recommends.​ Get rated by existing clients to demonstrate your expertise and display your award-winning credentials to showcase what you can do.

Raise your profile and attract new enquiries

With an increasing need from brands for deep expertise, stand out against your competitors. Own and publish content that inspires others and promotes your brand, including case studies, insights and the fundamentals that set you apart.

Attract leading, global brands and receive enquiries directly through your company page. With your recommended status unlocked, you feature more prominently in our company search where brands can find members who match their needs.

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Relationship management success

Short-termism is rife and change is constant, so long, mutually successful relationships are tough to achieve. Continual improvement of results requires ongoing upskilling, a proper feedback loop and benchmarking. Gain detailed insight into your own agency performance, identify your strengths as a business, and any development areas, through the client ratings system to ensure long term success with existing partners​

Complete your company page


Complete and keep your company page up to date so clients know your business. Add your services, your best work, your team profiles and make sure prospects can easily find you for the right briefs.

Get started

Get recommended & celebrate


Invite clients to rate your company, anonymously, gain a minimum of 3 positive ratings for any one service and unlock the all-important recommended status that brands are looking for and the benefits to go with it. Every rating goes through The Drum’s rating validation process to ensure the authenticity and credibility of ratings aligned with our rating policy.

Get started

Get discovered by clients


With your recommended status unlocked, you feature more prominently in our company search where brands can find partners that match their needs. The company search allows users to find recommended companies by their services, location and other filters.

Get started

Get valuable insights & reports


As a member you’ll have unlimited access to your company ratings report. This report allows you to gain detailed insight into your own agency performance directly from client ratings.

Get started

“The Drum Recommends has been a constant source of high-quality leads since we first registered.”

Kristina Dooley, client services director, Think Design​

What’s included?

Base


  • Company Page with basic information
  • Collect client ratings
  • Add creative works submissions
  • Publish full fundamentals and validations
  • Receive your ratings report and recommended quality marque
  • Receive direct enquiries from companies looking for new partners

£3,300 + VAT / $4,600

Advanced


All of the benefits of the Base package plus...

  • The opportunity to showcase your expertise through your work and content
  • Upload unlimited Inspirations, including showreel and case studies
  • Publish unlimited Insights to your Company Page, including articles, news, research, vox pops, interviews and more
  • Monthly homepage feature
  • Opportunity to pitch for special editorial opportunities

£10,700 + VAT / $15,000

“The opportunities afforded to us via our recommended status have developed into many new client accounts including 3 in the last 3 months... and even more enquiries. We seem to find educated and ready-to-move-forward ‘sweet spot’ clients via our awards and rankings.”​

Neil Heather, managing director, Storm Creative​

Find out more

Ready to elevate your agency’s profile and connect with leading brands? Join The Drum Recommends to showcase your expertise, gain client trust, and secure your next partnership

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Complete your company page


Complete and keep your company page up to date so clients know your business. Add your services, your best work, your team profiles and make sure prospects can easily find you for the right briefs.

Get started

Get recommended & celebrate


Invite clients to rate your company, anonymously, gain a minimum of 3 positive ratings for any one service and unlock the all-important recommended status that brands are looking for and the benefits to go with it. Every rating goes through The Drum’s rating validation process to ensure the authenticity and credibility of ratings aligned with our rating policy.

Get started

Get discovered by clients


With your recommended status unlocked, you feature more prominently in our company search where brands can find partners that match their needs. The company search allows users to find recommended companies by their services, location and other filters.

Get started

Get valuable insights & reports


As a member you’ll have unlimited access to your company ratings report. This report allows you to gain detailed insight into your own agency performance directly from client ratings.

Get started

Raise your profile and attract new enquiries

With an increasing need from brands for deep expertise, stand out against your competitors. Own and publish content that inspires others and promotes your brand, including case studies, insights and the fundamentals that set you apart.

Attract leading, global brands and receive enquiries directly through your company page. With your recommended status unlocked, you feature more prominently in our company search where brands can find members who match their needs.

Become Recommended

Client recommendations are a sign of great work. Get discovered by brands and get the feedback to help you go further with The Drum Recommends.​ Get rated by existing clients to demonstrate your expertise and display your award-winning credentials to showcase what you can do.

Relationship management success

Short-termism is rife and change is constant, so long, mutually successful relationships are tough to achieve. Continual improvement of results requires ongoing upskilling, a proper feedback loop and benchmarking. Gain detailed insight into your own agency performance, identify your strengths as a business, and any development areas, through the client ratings system to ensure long term success with existing partners​